Mesopotamia Word Search
Free Mesopotamia word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: MESOPOTAMIA, CUNEIFORM, ZIGGURAT, EUPHRATES, TIGRIS, SUMERIANS, BABYLON, ASSYRIA, HAMMURABI, NEBUCHADNEZZAR, SARGON, GILGAMESH.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Mesopotamia word list, defined
- CUNEIFORM /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, cuneiform is the wedge-shaped writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia, formed by pressing marks into clay tablets; as an adjective, it describes anything shaped like or relating to a wedge. Related: wedge-shaped, cuneal.
- ZIGGURAT /ˈzɪɡəræt/ · noun
- A ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower built in receding tiers, with sloping walls and a stairway or ramp leading toward its upper level. The term may also be used figuratively for a large, stepped structure. Related: stepped tower, terraced tower, stepped temple tower.
- NEBUCHADNEZZAR /ˌnɛbjuːkədˈnɛzər/ · proper noun
- Nebuchadnezzar was the anglicized name of a Babylonian king, traditionally identified with the ruler who conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the First Temple in 587–586 BCE. The name is also used in the Hebrew Bible and in later religious and literary traditions. Related: Nabuchodonosor, Nabukodonosor, Nebuchadrezzar.
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